Umbrella attachment



(No Model.)

M. DATTLEBAUM. UMBRELLA ATTACHMENT.

No. 423,990. Patented Mar.'25, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARCUS DATTLEBAUM, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

U MBRELLA ATTACHM ENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 423,990, dated March25, 1890.

Application filed October 28, 1889. Serial No. 328,459. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVIAROUS DATTLEBAUM, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of San Francisco, State of California,have invented an Improvement in Umbrella Attachments; and I herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thesame.

My invention relates to umbrellas, and especially to separateattachments therefor.

My invention consists, essentially, in a receptacle adapted to bereadily attached to and detached from the point or end of theumbrella-stick, whereby when the umbrella is closed the water runningfrom it shall drip into the receptacle.

My invention also consists in the novel construction and arrangement ofthis receptacle, hereinafter fully described, and specifically pointedout in the claims.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and eifectiveattachment of this character which can be readily applied to and aseasily detached from the point of the umbrella-stick, and which, when inuse, shall receive all the drip from the umbrella, thereby preventing itfrom soiling the carpet or other surface upon which the umbrella isstood.

Referring to the accompanying drawings for a more complete explanationof my invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my attachment. Fig. 2is a vertical section of same. 3 is a view showing its application to anumbrella.

A is a sleeve or ferrule adapted to be slipped upon the point of theumbrella-stick. Around the lower end of this sleeve or ferrule issecured a cup B, the lower open end of which is secured to andcommunicates with the receptacle 0. This receptacle, though it mayconsist of any suitable casing of any material, is preferably made offlexible rubber in the form of a bulb, as here shown, and when made inthis form the connection with the lower end of the cup is formed bymaking a hole in the top of the bulb, which is adapted to bepressed overand to bind around a slightly-enlarged lower end Z) of the cup, so thatsaid rubber bulb may be easily attached to and detached from the cupwhen necessary. The sleeve or ferrule is open at both ends, and itslower end communicates with the cup or the receptacle, so as to permit areadier discharge of the water.

The use of this attachment is as follows: D is the umbrella, and d isthe point or end of its stick. The sleeve or ferrule A is slipped uponthe point d, so that the entire attachment is connected with theumbrella-stick. The drip from the umbrella falls down into the cup B,and, passing through its perforated diaphragm and through its openbottom, enters and is confined in the receptacle 0, connected with thelower end of the cup. It is intended to carry this cup about in thepocket, and upon entering a room or other place where it is notadvisable to set down the wet umbrella, the drip from which would wetthe carpet or other surface upon which it is stood, the attachment istaken from the pocket and slipped onto the end of the umbrella-stick.Upon departing it is taken off again and inverted, so that the water isdischarged from it, passing out through the open-ended ferrule orsleeve, which thus aflords a freer passage than if it had to pass backagain through the cup itself, though this passage, of course, is alwaysopen. The advantage of having the receptacle made of rubber is that thedischarge of the water may be more effectual by squeezing the bulb, thussecuring a more rapid discharge, and also a rubber bulb is more easilyand readily attached to the upper portion than any other form ofreceptacle.

If desired, the whole attachment can be left on the umbrella or only therubber bulb removed, leaving the ferrule and cup on the Stick.

Having thus described my invent-ion, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. An attachment for umbrellas, consisting of the elastic compressiblebulb or receptacle 0, the cup 13, having an open lower end connected andcommunicating with the bulb or receptacle, and a ferrule or sleeve A,connected with the cup and adapting the device to be readily connectedwith and disconnected from the end or point of the umbrella-stick,substantially as herein described.

2. An attachment for umbrellas, consisting of the elastic compressiblebulb or receptacle 0, the cup B, having an open lower end connected withand communicating with said bulb or receptacle, and the open-endedferrule b in the cup, and the open-ended ferrule or sleeve connectedWith the cup and adapted to be fitted upon the end or point of theumbrella-stick, substantially as herein described. I 5

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

MARCUS DATTLEBAUM.

Witnesses:

S. H. NoURsE, II. 0. LEE.

